Authorities with the Florida Highway Patrol said the crash happened on State Road 70 near Northeast Fourth Avenue.

Investigators said a woman, Elizabeth Renteria, 21, of Okeechobee, was traveling east in a Ford Focus on State Road 70. According to an accident report, Renteria was turning her Ford Focus left into the McDonald’s when she “turned directly into the path” of the oncoming deputy’s Crown Victoria.

“How fast was the deputy going?” Alma Medrano, whose sister and cousin were killed in the wreck, told WPBF News. “The speed limit is only 35. How was she ejected? How did her car end up all the way over where it did?”

Officials said Okeechobee County Sheriff's Office Deputy Joseph Gracie was traveling west and was struck by Renteria's car; Gracie's patrol car struck an aluminum light pole.

The collision was so powerful that Renteria’s car came to a rest at the Regions Bank on the next block, which is a good distance from the McDonald’s entrance. One of the women was ejected, according to an eyewitness who spoke to WPBF and Medrano’s family.

The eyewitness, who wished to remain anonymous, told WPBF News that the deputy was traveling at least 70 mph but did not have his emergency lights and sirens on.

Another patrol car driven by Okeechobee County Sheriff's Deputy William Jolley was traveling behind Gracie. The light pole fell on Jolley's vehicle.

Renteria and a passenger in her car, Hilda Medrano, 21, were killed in the crash. A second passenger, Isamar Jaimes, 20, suffered critical injuries and was taken to Raulerson Hospital.

Gracie suffered critical injuries and was taken to Lawnwood Medical Center for treatment. Jolley suffered minor injuries and was treated at the scene of the crash.

RIGHT NOW... AUTHORITIES ARE TRYING TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF A CRASH THAT LEFT TWO WOMEN DEAD AND A SHERIFF'S DEPUTY IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THE CRASH HAPPENED SUNDAY MORNING IN OKEECHOBEE... ON STATE ROAD 70... AND THE VICTIM'S FAMILY MEMBERS SAY THEY BELIEVE THE DEPUTY WAS SPEEDING. AN EYEWITNESS TO THE CRASH... AND ONE OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS OF THE VICTIMS SPOKE EXCLUSIVELY TO OUR JOHN DZENITIS 3 17.19 "You can see this street light was completely ripped away, there's still pieces of this car wreck in the grass, on the sidewalk, and in the street. All this family wants to know is the truth. How fast was this deputy going, and were his sirens on?"02.52 "I don't want to ever imagine seeing anything else like that again." SHE DOESN'T WANT TO SHOW HER FACEOR GIVE HER NAME.00.27 "We saw the cops coming down the road, flying."TWO SHERIFF'S DEPUTIES.00.31 "They didn't have their lights or nothing on." THE EYEWITNESS CLAIMS THE DEPUTIES WERE DRIVING OVER THE 35 MILE PER HOUR SPEED LIMIT.1.32 "Probably sixty, seventy, if not faster."ELIZABETH ARELLANO AND HILLS MEDRANO WERE DRIVING TO GET A LATE NIGHT SNACK. 11.02 "They were at home and they were like oh we're hungry, we're going to go get something at McDonalds, and that's the reason why they came."ACCORDING TO AN ACCIDENT REPORTTHE WOMEN WERE TURNING LEFT INTO THE MCDONALDS, AND PULLED DIRECTLY INTO THE PATH OF ONE OF THE ONCOMING DEPUTIES09.19 "It must have been a big impact."00.58 "He went up on the curb, hit some signs, hit the power pole, and started flipping."THE EYEWITNESS SAYS THE PATROL CAR HIT FORD FOCUS SO HARD, ONE OF THE WOMEN WAS EJECTED.1.04 "He hit the car, and the car started spinning and threw that lady out. So one of the ladies actually got thrown out of the car, you saw? Yes sir." ARELLANO AND MEDRANO WERE PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE THE DEPUTY WAS AIRLIFTED TO THE HOSPITAL IN CRITICAL CONDITION.09.30 "I don't understand how the accident could have been so bad, the cop must have been speeding." BASED ON HOW FAR DOWN THE ROAD THE VEHICLES TRAVELED AFTER THE COLLISION, THE FAMILY SAYS ITS CLEAR THE DEPUTY WAS SPEEDINGHOWEVER, AT THIS TIME, FLORIDA HIGHWAY PATROL IS STILL INVESTIGATING WHAT FACTORS LED TO THE ACCIDENT. 11.24 "They're trying to blame it all on them."IN OKEECHOBEE, JOHN DZENITIS, WPBF 25 NEWS. 3